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2. English numerals - Wikipedia

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   Aughts also refers to the decade of 2000–2009 in American English. oh: used when spelling numbers (like telephone, bank account, bus line [British: bus route]) but can cause confusion with the letter o if reading a mix of numbers and letters; nil: in general sport scores, British usage ("The score is two–nil.")

3. English orthography - Wikipedia

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   The regular spelling system of Old English was swept away by the Norman Conquest, and English itself was supplanted in some spheres by Norman French for three centuries, eventually emerging with its spelling much influenced by French. English had also borrowed large numbers of words from French, and kept their French spellings. The spelling of ...

4. Numeral prefix - Wikipedia

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   Numeral or number prefixes are prefixes derived from numerals or occasionally other numbers. In English and many other languages, they are used to coin numerous series of words. For example: simplex, duplex (communication in only 1 direction at a time, in 2 directions simultaneously)

5. Names of large numbers - Wikipedia

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   Extensions of the standard dictionary numbers. This section illustrates several systems for naming large numbers, and shows how they can be extended past vigintillion. Traditional British usage assigned new names for each power of one million (the long scale): 1,000,000 = 1 million; 1,000,0002 = 1 billion; 1,000,0003 = 1 trillion; and so on.

6. American and British English spelling differences - Wikipedia

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   In British English, artefact is the main spelling and artifact a minor variant. [138] In American English, artifact is the usual spelling. Canadians prefer artifact and Australians artefact, according to their respective dictionaries. [12] Artefact reflects Arte-fact(um), the Latin source. [139] axe: ax, axe: Both the noun and verb.

7. List of numbers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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   A list of articles about numbers (not about numerals). Topics include powers of ten, notable integers, prime and cardinal numbers, and the myriad system.